Advanced Spoken

Class 08

Eating is the best 1---------- ever. I love eating. Any time of the day or night I can eat
and eat 2_------- eat and eat. I have a very big 3_-------. I always have. My mother
used to complain about how 4_---------- I ate. She used to ask me if I had a hole in my
stomach. Eating is very, very satisfying. There are many different 5_-------- of eating.
It 6_---------- us up and stops us feeling hungry. Food tastes so good and eating it
makes us feel very happy. Sometimes I feel like I am in 7---------- when I’m eating –
especially chocolate fudge cheesecake. Yum. Eating is also a great 8------------__
activity. I love eating with my family, with my friends or 9_----------- at work. Eating
can also be an international experience. Eating is great just about 10_---------- you eat.

How to Extend Answer

Reason Example Consequence Contrast
Because for example as a result On one hand…on the other hand
Since for instance consequently although
thus such because of this but
that is why like under these circumstances while

IELTS Speaking Part 1… “Eating Out”

1. Do you have a healthy diet?

2. Do you prefer eating at home or eating out?
3. Do you like ordering food to be delivered?
4. Who do you get food delivered with?
5. Do you eat meals differently now compared to when you were child?

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Reading & speaking on “Eating Out”

getting distractions tempting replicate disturbed

seldom relief welcome surety emotional

The biggest advantage of eating out is that it helps in families 1……….. close and
spending good time together because when one is at home than there are many
2………… which do not allow all people of the family to eat together but when it
comes to going out for dinner there are no such distractions which help the families in
creating a strong 3…………. bond between family members. It gives a 4……….
change to female members of the family because sometimes it gets boring or dull to
keep eating at home for many days and when one goes for eating out than it provides
5……….. as well as joy because too much of one thing can be boring and eating at
home for long period of time is one of those things. Eating out makes special
occasions like birthdays and anniversaries more special because these occasions come
once in a year.

The biggest problem with eating outside is that it is less hygienic and sometimes
people get sick after eating out because the kind of hygiene which one gets at home
cannot be 6………. anywhere as even reputed restaurants find it difficult to match the
hygiene standards of home cooked food. In today’s world going out with family or
friends is very expensive and that is the reason why middle-class families 7……… go
eating out with their family regularly because eating outside regularly results in
monthly budget of the family getting 8…….......

When it comes to taste of food and also nutritional contents of the food eating outside
may not be the best option as only a few restaurants concentrate on nutritional
contents of the food. Another problem with eating outside is that there is no 9……..
that one will get tasty food in a restaurant; hence even after paying so much money,
you do not get the right food then it will naturally be a disappointment for the whole
family. As one can see from the above that eating out has its own advantages as well
as disadvantages and it will be always debatable topic because eating out is
10………… but at the same time, it can result in problems also.

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The biggest advantage of eating out is that it helps in families getting close and
spending good time together because when one is at home than there are many
distractions which do not allow all people of the family to eat together but when it
comes to going out for dinner there are no such distractions which help the families in
creating a strong emotional bond between family members. It gives a welcome
change to female members of the family because sometimes it gets boring or dull to
keep eating at home for many days and when one goes for eating out than it provides
relief as well as joy because too much of one thing can be boring and eating at home
for long period of time is one of those things. Eating out makes special occasions like
birthdays and anniversaries more special because these occasions come once in a year.

The biggest problem with eating outside is that it is less hygienic and sometimes
people get sick after eating out because the kind of hygiene which one gets at home
cannot be replicated anywhere as even reputed restaurants find it difficult to match
the hygiene standards of home cooked food. In today’s world going out with family or
friends is very expensive and that is the reason why middle-class families seldom go
eating out with their family regularly because eating outside regularly results in
monthly budget of the family getting disturbed.

When it comes to taste of food and also nutritional contents of the food eating outside
may not be the best option as only a few restaurants concentrate on nutritional
contents of the food. Another problem with eating outside is that there is no surety
that one will get tasty food in a restaurant; hence even after paying so much money,
you do not get the right food then it will naturally be a disappointment for the whole
family. As one can see from the above that eating out has its own advantages as well
as disadvantages and it will be always debatable topic because eating out is tempting
but at the same time, it can result in problems also.

True or False
1. Eating out helps in families getting close.
2. Women become happy if eating out is arranged.
3. It is a long-awaited change.
4. Eating out is not for middle-class people.
5. All the restaurant provide hygienic food.

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Describe your favourite restaurant.

You should say:
 where it is
 what it looks like from inside and outside
 what kinds of food they serve
and explain why it is your favourite restaurant.

What is the past, present and future of Eating Out?

From my point of view / In my opinion

In the past These days In the future

In earlier time At present In the long run
In the bygone era Nowadays By the next 20 years

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E
Executive committee -
Existing residents -
Expected competency -
Expensive and time consuming -
Explode hand-made bomb -
Emerging from the meeting –
Electioneering tour –
Exact number –
Ensure neutrality –
Enhanced rate –
Economy class –
Express profound shock –
Exclusive class –
Extend of dangers-
Extraordinary match –
Early departure –
Expected competency –
Elaborate programs –
Epidemic form –
Extend total support –
Every year in winter
Entertain the guest properly
Earn a lot of foreign currency
Expand the activities
Entertain the guest.
Entrust him with money.
Eco-friendly technologies
Extreme poverty
Except men of good moral character
Endeavour and dedication -
F
From their view / point of view –
Financial meltdown / recession / depression –
Financial help –
Final victory –
From his possession –

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F
Fake note –
File case –
Fateful day –
Failed to repay –
Fish trader –
Flee away –
Frontier village –
For giving information –
Following clash –
Fire gun shoot –
Fraction clash –
Following morning –
Forcibly occupy –
Force to walk –
Following a factional feud –
Fail to produce proof –
False commitment -
Family feud -
Farcical dialogue -
Fatal accident -
Fellow worker-
Fermented liquor -
Fictitious name -
Fierce clash-
Fierce gunfight with the terrorist -
Fighter jet -
File a defamation case -
File a with petition-
Financial aid -
Financial irregularities -
Financial regulatory agency-
Financial year-
Financially troubled-
Finding the situation troublesome-
Firm determination -

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